Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a water rescue off the beach at 105th St. and Shore Front Parkway in Queens, a person struck by a train at 77th St. and 4th Ave. in Brooklyn, and a shooting at Martin Luther King Pl. and Tompkins Ave. in Brooklyn. A middle-aged man was arrested Sunday evening after attempting to rob a McDonald's on Staten Island, but settling for ripping the clear acrylic box of donations for......

While the end of his playing days have been long over, Curtis Martin only officially announced his retirement from the NFL today. Martin, the running back for the Jets for 8 seasons, retires from the NFL after 11 seasons as the fourth-leading rusher in league history with 14,101 yards. The future member of the Hall of Fame only trails Emmitt Smith, Walter Payton and Barry Sanders on that list. Martin, 34, joined the Jets......

Sonics 100 Knicks 99: Don’t blame this one on Stephon Marbury. Yes, he missed the tying free throw with under a second left, but after scoring 40 points, the blame for this loss lies elsewhere. Start with the defensive effort by the entire team, which was nonexistent until Malk Rose showed up in the third quarter. Seattle shot 52% for the game, which is inexcusable. You can also point the finger at Eddy Curry who......

- Curtis Martin gave the Jets notice that he won't be playing this year. On the physically unable to perform (PUP) list since the start of the season, Martin and the Jets had until Tuesday to determine if he would be coming off that list. The all-time leading rusher for the Jets now moves to the reserve PUP list and his future playing prospects look doubtful. While he didn't explicitly say that he was......

The short answer is: not much. With a new coaching staff and an oft-injured quarterback, the Jets will keep the pain in growing pains. Their offense includes more holes than the defense, so if improvement comes under first-year head coach Eric Mangini, it will come on that side of the ball. But in a division including two playoff-caliber teams in New England and Miami, the Jets may find it hard to show progress this......

- In what shouldn't be the most shocking news in the football world, the Jets have named Chad Pennington their starter for the regular season. Until he suffers another shoulder injury, that is. Head Coach Eric Mangini cited Pennington's progress this pre-season as well as his presence, ability and leadership. As the newly anointed starter, Pennington gets rewarded by sitting out the Jets' last pre-season game against the Eagles this Friday. - The news......

-Brooklyn 3 Staten Island 0: Jacob Ruckle was dominant going eight innings while allowing only four hits and striking out ten as Brooklyn increased their division lead to two games. -Knicks Sign Jared Jeffries: Stop the presses, the Knicks added someone who plays defense! Sure it comes too late for Larry Brown and five years and $30 million just increases their salary cap woes, but this is actually a decent move by Isiah. Jeffries gives......

Beware if you're walking anywhere near Radio City Music Hall Saturday, because the streets are crowded with excited NFL fans awaiting the 2006 Draft. And the drama for tomorrow morning: The Houston Texans are not going to pick Heisman Trophy-winning running back Reggie Bush as the number 1 pick, opting to sign defensive end Mario Williams instead. It's all about the combine! Which has now set a frenzy for the number 2 selection slot......

Over the past decade the NFL has benefited from peaceful labor relations to grow into the most popular sport in the U.S.. The players and owners have earned billions and billions of dollars and today they may throw it all away. Strangely, this conflict is not a traditional players vs. owners battle, but more of a battle between owners. On one side is the “group of five” owners who are attempting to maximize revenues through......

The youth movement with the Jets continued yesterday as they named the 36 year-old Mike Tannenbaum as their general manager. With head coach Eric Mangini, 35, the two will form the youngest coach/GM combination in the NFL. The Redskins and Chargers could have 10 year olds as their GMs and still be older than the Jets pair. Tannenbaum, who was the senior vice president for football operations and assistant general manager, takes over for Terry......

OK, the two potentially "sexiest" subplots for the remainder of the Jets season are now kaput. Both Curtis Martin's quest for an 11th consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season (his season and streak of 119 consecutive regular season starts were cut short due to bone chips in his right knee would need surgery) and the chances of the franchise gaining the 2006 draft's top choice by finishing dead last. There's always the contractual future of defensive stud......

When Mike Nugent's potentially game-winning 53 yard field goal sailed about 12 inches short, and the host Jets soon fell to 2-9 with a 21-19 loss to New Orleans, you knew it wasn't long before the "there's always next year" hopes and columns would arise. But it's just not that simple yet. After Curtis Martin yesterday became the fourth NFL running back to ever reach 14,000 yards in the first quarter, the offensive unit soon......

It's become a season from Hell for the Jets, as the team lost its fourth consecutive game and a 10th player to injury for the season - starting right tackle Jason Fabini, in a 30-3 loss to Carolina Sunday in Charlotte. Even if you're not a Jets fan, you may feel for someone as heartfelt as coach Herm Edwards, who finds himself increasingly frustrated and emotional. "If it doesn't kill you, it makes you strong,"......

Last week's Jets victory was one of the few positive notes of the season for a team that has been hit hard by injuries. After losing their starting quarterback and their backup quarterback, the team turned to a former quarterback, Vinny Testaverde, to lead them to victory against the Tampa Bay Bucs. This week, the Jets take a trip north to face the only football team that actually plays its games in New York, the......

Vinny Testaverde will get the headlines, but the game ball should go to the Jets’ defense, which held Tampa Bay to twelve points in the a 14-12 victory Sunday. Four times Tampa Bay advanced deep into Jets’ territory and four times the defense held them to just a field goal. For his part, Vinny was good enough. He completed 13 of 19 for 163 yards. Curtis Martin carried the ball 23 times for a......

With a record of 1-1 and hoping to rise above the .500 level early on this season is both the Jets and the Jacksonville Jaguars, who meet on Sunday at 1 p.m. in East Rutherford. Listed as probable for the game are both Jets RB Curtis Martin and Jags’ QB Byron Leftwich. Martin was upgraded on Thursday after incurring a bruised right knee during last week’s victory over Miami. Don’t be surprised to get a......

The Jets need amend their New Years Resolution to include thanking the Steelers for having a B-Squad good enough to keep the Buffalo Bills from the AFC Playofs, because St. Louis, and regardless of what the smarmy columnists may say, the Jets (10-6) received a spot after a 32-29 overtime loss to the Rams, who delivered in an actual must-win situation. Curtis Martin finished the afternoon with the the rushing title and 1,697 yards on......

In a matchup we may see again in the playoffs, the Jets fell 17-6 to the league's hottest team in Pittsburgh. Gothamist can't help but like Steelers Jerome Bettis, who passed and ran for the game's only touchdowns, especially after claiming him off waivers early in the fantasy football season. Both he and Curtis Martin surpassed 13,000 career rushing yards on the evening. The usually well-behaved Jets were penalized 12 times for 84 yards -......

Even with Chad Pennington out, Curtis Martin having bruised his knee and the Cleveland defense being uncharacteristally stingy, the Jets (7-3) managed to deliver when it counted yesterday in a 10-7 nondivisional win over the host Browns (3-7) that may prove to be incredibly important as the playoff race takes shape. Justin McCareins' 11-yard touchdown reception with 5:32 remaining stood as the final difference, but it was his heady reach-out for a first down two......

With three losses in their last four games, the Jets (6-3, 3-2 AFC East) travel to Cleveland Sunday hoping to build some momentum under backup QB Quincy Carter against the Browns (3-6, 2-3 AFC North). Even on the road the Jets should win this one, but it's actually somewhat intriguing, given the fact that no one will ever let the clock management issue die. NFL Films provided the perfect memento for those who felt schadenfreunde......

In their worst effort of the season (a few unforced errors against New England were understandable), the Jets comitted seven penalties, two turnovers, and added a missed field goal in a 22-17 AFC East loss to the host Buffalo Bills. Willis McGahee was an effective warhorse for Buffalo, gaining 132 yards and a score on 37 carries. Starting QB Chad Pennington did not return to action after the midway point of the fourth quarter, when......

It was a great sign for Jets fans, but (unlike the Redskins) it probably had absolutely no bearing whatsoever on the pending election - other than making several thousand New Yorkers stay up a bit late. Curtis Martin and Lamont Jordan each ran for 115 yards and a touchdown, as the Jets (6-1) put a 41-14 hurting on the visiting Miami Dolphins (1-7) last night in East Rutherford. It was a dominating performance from......

In their biggest challenge to date, the Jets escaped disaster with a 16-14 win over the visiting Buffalo Bills on Sunday in East Rutherford to reach 4-0 for only the second time in the 45-year history of the franchise. Doug Brien's 38-yard field goal with 58 seconds remaining was the difference, as Chad Pennington went 31-of-42 for 304 yards passing on the afternoon, but nothing bigger than going 7-of-8 for 51 yards on what would......

After an early bye week, the Jets' season resumes Sunday the same place where it ended last season - Miami. 4:15 p.m. (TV: WCBS 2, RADIO: 1050 ESPN). But things have changed in the past 10 months - the Jets (2-0) have a healthy Chad Pennington, a rejuvenated Curtis Martin and, while the Ricky Williams-less Dolphins are now a team in turmoil, despite a sturdy defense that has kept each game of the team's 0-3......

With a 34-28 win over the hapless San Diego Chargers yesterday, the Jets did exactly what they were expected to do, but they also completed at least one important part of their checklist heading into the only bye week of their season - they successfully held on. With another 100-plus yard outing (32 carries for 119 yards and 2 touchdowns on the game's first two possessions) Curtis Martin surpassed Freeman McNeil the franchise's all-time rushing......

Curtis Martin is nowhere near an old man at age 31, but by football standards, many have been questioning how much gas he could possibly have left in his tank. Martin had one of the most impressive games in recent memory, rushing for 196 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries and adding a touchdown reception to lead the Jets to a season-opening 31-24 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in East Rutherford. Box Score. "I......

Jets fans have to be at least cautiously optimistic at the prospect of a younger, more aggressive defense that completely befuddled rookie Eli Manning in a 17-10 preseason win Friday night at Giants Stadium. New defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson came up with a barrage of blitzes that resulted in five sacks and four turnovers, including a fumble on a sack of quarterback Eli Manning that was returned 27 yards for a touchdown by safety Omare......

The long list of unanswered questions on the minds of Jets fans certainly didn�t dwindle much after Friday night�s 23-13 preseason-opening loss at the hands of host New Orleans Saints. Of course, wins and losses often signify little more than one team�s third team is better than the other�s, but the season�s first certainty is that Offensive Coordinator Paul Hackett remains every Jet fan�s favorite target for second-guessing this season, as the suddenly young Jet......